X boss Elon Musk has confirmed that he will appear at President Donald Trump’s rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
The rally is scheduled for Saturday at the Butler Farm Show and will be held at the same location where Trump’s first assassination attempt took place in July.
Musk confirmed on Thursday that he will attend Trump’s upcoming rally in Butler.
“I will be there to support!” Musk wrote in a post on X.
I will be there to support! https://t.co/nokR0g3dn1
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 4, 2024
Trump will be returning to the site where he was struck by a bullet in July.
The gunman, Thomas Crooks, was shot dead by a U.S. Secret Service agent as he tried to assassinate Trump.
Trump narrowly avoided death during the shooting.
Shortly after news broke of the failed assassination attempt, Musk shared video footage of Trump rising to his feet and calling on supporters to “fight” after surviving the attempted assassination.
Musk immediately endorsed Trump after the historic moment, citing the 45th president’s reaction to the attempt on his life.
“I fully endorse President Trump and hope for his rapid recovery,” Musk wrote around 30 minutes after the shooting.
I fully endorse President Trump and hope for his rapid recovery pic.twitter.com/ZdxkF63EqF
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 13, 2024
“The martyr lived. Last time America had a candidate this tough was Theodore Roosevelt,” he wrote in a follow-up post.
Last time America had a candidate this tough was Theodore Roosevelt
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 13, 2024
On Thursday, Musk said in another post that backing Trump has become “essential to saving America!”
More than reasonable, it has become essential to saving America! https://t.co/kCH0rjEINw
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 4, 2024
Musk’s posts frequently support Trump and Republicans while blasting Vice President Kamala Harris and the Democrats.
Trump welcomed Musk’s endorsement at the time.
In a September speech, Trump vowed that, if elected, he would, on Musk’s advice, create a federal efficiency commission tasked with improving government operations.
The exact security protocols in place for Trump’s next Butler rally have not been disclosed.
However, the U.S. Secret Service insists it is prepared.
The agency has said previously that Trump is now receiving the same level of protection as President Joe Biden and Harris.
Security was increased for Trump in the wake of the assassination attempt by Crooks and another attempt on his life by a would-be assassin at a golf course in Florida.
Trump told NewsNation this week that he’s “always worried” about safety at rallies.
“We have to get better security,” he said.
